Indices News

Sentiment in US equity markets softens into the weekend as markets digest a busy week of information from the Federal Reserve and key tech earnings

A look into how gold, the Nasdaq 100 and GBPUSD are trading during a busy week of ok key earnings reports and central bank meetings.

Markets brace themselves for a busy week ahead with key focus on trade talks, the FOMC meeting and key earnings including MAG7 companies

The technicals remain bullish on both daily and weekly time frames, while in sentiment it’s a story of majority buy bias.

Last week was mostly a story of recovery shaking off a couple key negative factors, but it’s about to get more interesting with more earnings this week.

Volatility in the stock market remained very high on Wednesday, 15 October, with sharp moves in both directions as equities searched for a clear path forward ahead of October’s option expiry.

Markets continue to weigh the possibility of further escalation in the US/China trade dispute but optimism continues as earnings remain strong

Impressive results have helped it overcome trade worries and an ongoing shutdown for now, but the technicals are still conflicted on the shorter-term daily time frame due to last Friday’s plunge.

Bank of America (BAC) is trading at $48.7 as of 9:32am UTC on 14 October 2025, holding near the lower end of its intraday range of $48.7–$49.4 in a session marked by muted volatility.

European stocks are trading higher on Wednesday after a strong performance from LVMH improved sentiment in the region